Fertility & birth rates in Brunei and Vietnam

Fertility rate in Brunei vs Vietnam by year

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Brunei

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Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	Vietnam
2023	1.75	1.91
2022	1.76	1.93
2021	1.78	1.94
2020	1.8	1.96
2019	1.82	1.94
2018	1.85	1.88
2017	1.88	1.99
2016	1.92	2
2015	1.95	2.1
2014	1.97	2.09
2013	1.98	1.98
2012	1.97	1.97
2011	1.96	1.93
2010	1.94	1.91
2009	1.92	1.92
2008	1.92	1.93
2007	1.93	1.91
2006	1.97	1.87
2005	2.02	1.89
2004	2.1	1.97
2003	2.19	2
2002	2.26	2.01
2001	2.34	2.02
2000	2.4	2.03
1999	2.46	2
1998	2.53	2.1
1997	2.6	2.27
1996	2.68	2.47
1995	2.79	2.7
1994	2.9	2.94
1993	3.01	3.17
1992	3.11	3.35
1991	3.21	3.52
1990	3.29	3.6
1989	3.36	3.64
1988	3.44	3.62
1987	3.49	3.72
1986	3.55	3.96
1985	3.61	4.21
1984	3.68	4.41
1983	3.75	4.52
1982	3.84	4.59
1981	3.94	4.67
1980	4.07	4.8
1979	4.22	4.94
1978	4.39	5.1
1977	4.58	5.29
1976	4.78	5.46
1975	4.99	5.62
1974	5.18	5.78
1973	5.36	6.11
1972	5.5	6.1
1971	5.62	6.07
1970	5.8	6.02
1969	6.01	6.01
1968	6.2	6.03
1967	6.37	5.88
1966	6.51	5.97
1965	6.65	6.16
1964	6.77	6.29
1963	6.89	6.39
1962	7.03	6.26
1961	7.19	5.48
1960	7.32	6.27

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brunei vs Vietnam population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Brunei

Vietnam

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Year	Natural population change
	Brunei	Vietnam
2023	3,837	727,955
2022	3,319	775,914
2021	3,985	799,593
2020	4,188	924,004
2019	4,335	895,262
2018	4,502	882,977
2017	4,685	1,001,833
2016	4,876	1,045,094
2015	5,060	1,145,903
2014	5,206	1,151,221
2013	5,302	1,071,570
2012	5,349	1,063,741
2011	5,242	1,029,859
2010	5,003	1,005,559
2009	4,789	1,007,778
2008	4,624	1,008,141
2007	4,521	981,689
2006	4,590	943,041
2005	4,703	942,084
2004	4,874	985,438
2003	5,034	1,001,470
2002	5,169	991,427
2001	5,275	985,610
2000	5,331	966,894
1999	5,388	925,519
1998	5,466	959,016
1997	5,518	1,028,116
1996	5,606	1,108,686
1995	5,750	1,203,666
1994	5,907	1,291,534
1993	6,045	1,370,365
1992	6,169	1,419,952
1991	6,259	1,459,311
1990	6,265	1,449,157
1989	6,202	1,423,622
1988	6,135	1,370,108
1987	6,017	1,359,481
1986	5,826	1,407,957
1985	5,620	1,453,954
1984	5,373	1,477,448
1983	5,138	1,453,913
1982	4,931	1,407,959
1981	4,839	1,358,500
1980	4,775	1,321,595
1979	4,717	1,314,563
1978	4,668	1,286,991
1977	4,594	1,259,315
1976	4,518	1,232,608
1975	4,431	1,175,181
1974	4,334	1,000,505
1973	4,216	1,061,707
1972	4,085	921,524
1971	3,880	963,259
1970	3,694	905,902
1969	3,618	878,359
1968	3,551	815,116
1967	3,477	862,071
1966	3,403	876,283
1965	3,326	913,761
1964	3,264	950,219
1963	3,195	961,067
1962	3,128	960,046
1961	3,175	798,978
1960	3,168	955,268

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.84% in Brunei and +0.73% in Vietnam.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.01% in Brunei and +0.97% in Vietnam.

Birth rate in Brunei vs Vietnam by year

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Brunei

Vietnam

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Brunei	Vietnam
2023	13.6	13.8
2022	13.8	14.3
2021	14.1	14.7
2020	14.3	15.2
2019	14.6	15.5
2018	14.9	15.4
2017	15.3	16.8
2016	15.8	17.3
2015	16.2	18.5
2014	16.6	18.7
2013	16.9	17.9
2012	17.1	17.9
2011	17	17.6
2010	16.6	17.4
2009	16.2	17.5
2008	16	17.7
2007	15.9	17.5
2006	16.3	17.2
2005	16.7	17.4
2004	17.4	18
2003	18	18.2
2002	18.7	18.1
2001	19.3	18.1
2000	19.8	18
1999	20.4	17.6
1998	21	18.3
1997	21.6	19.6
1996	22.4	21
1995	23.4	22.7
1994	24.5	24.5
1993	25.6	26.1
1992	26.7	27.3
1991	27.7	28.5
1990	28.5	28.9
1989	29	29
1988	29.5	28.7
1987	29.8	29.2
1986	29.9	30.7
1985	29.9	32.2
1984	29.7	33.3
1983	29.4	33.7
1982	29.3	33.6
1981	29.7	33.4
1980	30.3	33.5
1979	30.9	34.1
1978	31.6	34.3
1977	32.2	34.6
1976	32.8	34.9
1975	33.4	35.1
1974	34	35.5
1973	34.5	36.9
1972	34.9	36.4
1971	34.6	35.7
1970	34.3	35.2
1969	34.7	35.1
1968	35.6	35.2
1967	36.5	34.6
1966	37.5	35.4
1965	38.6	37.1
1964	39.7	38.6
1963	41	40
1962	42.8	40
1961	45	35.6
1960	47.2	41.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 13.6 in Brunei and 13.8 in Vietnam, compared with 47.2 and 41.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Brunei

Factual

UN forecast

Vietnam

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Brunei	Vietnam
2100	13.8%	13.2%
2099	13.9%	13.2%
2098	13.9%	13.3%
2097	13.9%	13.3%
2096	14%	13.3%
2095	14%	13.4%
2094	14.1%	13.4%
2093	14.1%	13.5%
2092	14.1%	13.5%
2091	14.1%	13.6%
2090	14.2%	13.7%
2089	14.2%	13.7%
2088	14.2%	13.8%
2087	14.2%	13.9%
2086	14.2%	14%
2085	14.2%	14%
2084	14.2%	14.1%
2083	14.2%	14.2%
2082	14.2%	14.2%
2081	14.2%	14.3%
2080	14.2%	14.3%
2079	14.2%	14.4%
2078	14.2%	14.4%
2077	14.2%	14.4%
2076	14.2%	14.4%
2075	14.2%	14.5%
2074	14.3%	14.5%
2073	14.3%	14.5%
2072	14.3%	14.5%
2071	14.4%	14.5%
2070	14.4%	14.5%
2069	14.5%	14.5%
2068	14.6%	14.5%
2067	14.6%	14.6%
2066	14.7%	14.6%
2065	14.8%	14.7%
2064	14.8%	14.8%
2063	14.9%	14.9%
2062	15%	15%
2061	15%	15.1%
2060	15.1%	15.3%
2059	15.2%	15.4%
2058	15.2%	15.6%
2057	15.3%	15.8%
2056	15.3%	16%
2055	15.4%	16.2%
2054	15.4%	16.4%
2053	15.4%	16.6%
2052	15.5%	16.7%
2051	15.5%	16.9%
2050	15.6%	17%
2049	15.6%	17.1%
2048	15.7%	17.2%
2047	15.8%	17.3%
2046	15.9%	17.4%
2045	16%	17.4%
2044	16.1%	17.5%
2043	16.2%	17.5%
2042	16.3%	17.5%
2041	16.5%	17.6%
2040	16.7%	17.6%
2039	16.9%	17.7%
2038	17.1%	17.8%
2037	17.4%	18%
2036	17.6%	18.2%
2035	17.9%	18.4%
2034	18.1%	18.7%
2033	18.4%	18.9%
2032	18.7%	19.3%
2031	19%	19.7%
2030	19.3%	20.2%
2029	19.6%	20.8%
2028	20%	21.4%
2027	20.3%	22.2%
2026	20.5%	22.7%
2025	20.7%	23%
2024	20.8%	23.2%
2023	21%	23.6%
2022	21.2%	23.9%
2021	21.3%	24.2%
2020	21.6%	24.4%
2019	21.9%	24.5%
2018	22.3%	24.6%
2017	22.7%	24.4%
2016	23.1%	24.1%
2015	23.6%	24%
2014	24%	24%
2013	24.5%	23.9%
2012	24.9%	24%
2011	25.2%	24.2%
2010	25.3%	24.6%
2009	25.4%	25.1%
2008	25.5%	25.6%
2007	25.5%	26.2%
2006	25.9%	26.9%
2005	26.7%	27.7%
2004	27.4%	28.5%
2003	28.1%	29.2%
2002	28.9%	29.9%
2001	29.6%	30.6%
2000	30.3%	31.5%
1999	31%	32.5%
1998	31.6%	33.5%
1997	32.2%	34.5%
1996	32.7%	35.4%
1995	33.3%	36.1%
1994	33.7%	36.7%
1993	34.1%	37.2%
1992	34.3%	37.7%
1991	34.4%	38.1%
1990	34.4%	38.5%
1989	34.6%	38.8%
1988	34.7%	39.2%
1987	34.9%	39.6%
1986	35.2%	39.9%
1985	35.7%	40.1%
1984	36.3%	40.1%
1983	36.9%	40.2%
1982	37.6%	40.2%
1981	38.1%	40.2%
1980	38.5%	40.3%
1979	38.9%	40.4%
1978	39.3%	40.6%
1977	39.9%	41%
1976	40.6%	41.2%
1975	41.3%	41.4%
1974	42%	41.8%
1973	42.6%	42.1%
1972	43%	42.4%
1971	43.3%	42.7%
1970	43.6%	42.9%
1969	44.2%	43.2%
1968	44.8%	43.4%
1967	45.4%	43.5%
1966	46%	43.6%
1965	46.5%	43.5%
1964	46.6%	43.4%
1963	46.6%	43.1%
1962	46.1%	42.4%
1961	45.2%	41.8%
1960	44.1%	41.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Brunei and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 34.4% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brunei and Vietnam compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Brunei vs Vietnam

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Brunei

Vietnam

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brunei	Vietnam
2023	36	48
2022	88	49
2021	44	52
2020	39	51
2019	38	52
2018	39	53
2017	39	55
2016	39	56
2015	39	58
2014	40	59
2013	40	60
2012	40	60
2011	40	61
2010	40	62
2009	40	64
2008	40	65
2007	41	66
2006	42	67
2005	43	69
2004	44	72
2003	45	71
2002	46	74
2001	46	78
2000	48	83
1999	50	86
1998	51	93
1997	52	104
1996	54	111
1995	55	119
1994	58	130
1993	59	135
1992	62	139
1991	65	142
1990	68	147
1989	71	152
1988	73	155
1987	75	163
1986	78	174
1985	79	186

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, compared to 48 deaths in Vietnam.

Under-five mortality rates

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Brunei

Vietnam

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Brunei	Vietnam
2023	0.94%	2%
2022	0.95%	2.04%
2021	0.96%	2.07%
2020	0.97%	2.1%
2019	0.98%	2.12%
2018	0.99%	2.14%
2017	1%	2.15%
2016	1%	2.18%
2015	1%	2.2%
2014	1%	2.22%
2013	0.99%	2.24%
2012	0.99%	2.26%
2011	0.98%	2.28%
2010	0.97%	2.31%
2009	0.96%	2.33%
2008	0.96%	2.36%
2007	0.95%	2.4%
2006	0.95%	2.45%
2005	0.95%	2.5%
2004	0.95%	2.57%
2003	0.96%	2.65%
2002	0.98%	2.74%
2001	1%	2.86%
2000	1.03%	2.98%
1999	1.07%	3.13%
1998	1.1%	3.29%
1997	1.15%	3.48%
1996	1.19%	3.68%
1995	1.23%	3.9%
1994	1.27%	4.14%
1993	1.3%	4.39%
1992	1.31%	4.64%
1991	1.32%	4.9%
1990	1.33%	5.15%
1989	1.35%	5.4%
1988	1.38%	5.64%
1987	1.42%	5.85%
1986	1.48%	6.04%
1985	1.57%	6.21%
1984	1.67%	6.36%
1983	1.79%	6.5%
1982	1.93%	6.64%
1981	2.09%	6.79%
1980	2.28%	6.94%
1979	2.48%	7.1%
1978	2.71%	7.27%
1977	2.95%	7.44%
1976	3.21%	7.6%
1975	3.49%	7.75%
1974	3.77%	10.7%
1973	4.06%	10.4%
1972	4.35%	11.9%
1971	4.64%	10.5%
1970	4.91%	10.7%
1969	5.16%	10.8%
1968	5.42%	11.6%
1967	5.69%	10%
1966	5.98%	9.97%
1965	6.32%	9.93%
1964	6.7%	8.73%
1963	7.15%	-
1962	7.66%	-
1961	8.24%	-
1960	8.9%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Brunei and 2% in Vietnam. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.